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Walter Sabatini

Former sporting director — Roma · Inter · Bologna
Marsciano (PG), 2 May 1955
40+
Years in professional
football
15+
Clubs served as
an executive
SD
Roma · Inter · Lazio
Palermo · Bologna
★
Salah · Alisson
Pastore · Pjanić
Walter Sabatini
Biography

Walter Sabatini is one of the most respected sporting directors in European football. He has served as sporting director at clubs including Lazio, Palermo, Roma, Inter, Sampdoria and Bologna, building top-level squads for more than forty years. At Roma he brought in players such as Javier Pastore, Mohamed Salah, Alisson Becker and Miralem Pjanić. At Palermo he discovered Paulo Dybala and launched his career. He is considered one of Italy’s greatest at discovering players: his ability to see a champion before anyone else has made him an absolute reference point in world football.

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